Sadomasochism


Sadomasochism is the receiving of pleasure—often sexual—from acts involving the infliction or reception of pain or humiliation. A subset of BDSM, practitioners of sadomasochism usually seek out sexual gratification from these acts, but often seek out other forms of pleasure as well.


 While the terms sadist and masochist specifically refer to one who either enjoys giving pain (sadist), or one who enjoys receiving pain (masochist), many practitioners of sadomasochism describe themselves as at least somewhat of a switch, or someone who can receive pleasure from either inflicting or receiving pain.

The acronym S&M is often used for sadomasochism, although practitioners themselves normally drop the & and use the acronym SM or S/M. Sadomasochism should be differentiated from the clinical paraphilias which require that such practices lead to clinically significant distress or impairment for a diagnosis. Similarly, sexual sadism within the context of mutual consent should not be mistaken for acts of sexual violence or aggression.

Sexual Sadism

The terminology of this disorder was named after the Marquis de Sade, an 18th century French author and military officer who was repeatedly imprisoned for his violent sexual acts against women.

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http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/famous/sade/index_1.html

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"It is always by way of pain one arrives at pleasure"

Marquis De Sade

Classification of Masochism

Class I Sexual Masochists
These individuals are bothered by their masochistic fantasies, but they do not actively seek to act out their fantasies. They may be preponderantly sadists with minimal masochistic tendencies or normal individuals with minimal masochistic tendencies.

Class II Sexual Masochists
These individuals have a fairly equal mix of sadistic and masochistic tendencies. They like to receive pain, but also like to be dominant partners (sadists) at other times. They are also capable of achieving sexual orgasm in the absence of pain or humiliation.

Class III Sexual Masochists
These individuals are mainly masochists with minimal or no sadistic tendencies. They prefer to receive pain or humiliation for sexual orgasm (pain or humiliation facilitates sexual orgasm), but are capable of forming romantic relationships with other persons and are capable of achieving orgasm even if no punishment is received.

Class IV Sexual Masochists
These individuals are exclusive masochists, i.e., they cannot form normal romantic relationships with other persons, and cannot achieve sexual orgasm without infliction of pain or humiliation. A satisfactory sexual intercourse resulting in an orgasm is an impossibility, if no pain is inflicted or no humiliation meted out.



Classification of Sadism

Class I Sexual Sadists

These individuals are bothered by their sadistic fantasies, but they do not act out their fantasies.


Class II Sexual Sadists
These individuals act on the sadistic sexual urges with consenting partners (who may have sexual masochism) who willingly suffers pain or humiliation. Class I and class II sadists may be loosely grouped under the category leptosadists. The disorder may be called leptosadism.


Class III Sexual Sadists
These individuals act on their sadistic sexual urges with nonconsenting victims, but they do not seriously injure or kill them. This group almost coincides with sex aggression defusion or sadistic sexual type rapists.


Class IV Sexual Sadists
These individuals not only act on their sadistic sexual urges with nonconsenting victims, but they seriously injure or kill them. The condition is called severe sexual sadism or barysadism. The difference between class I and class II sexual sadists (leptosadists), on one hand, and class III and class IV sexual sadists (barysadists), on the other, is almost the same as that between those who commit consensual intercourse and those who commit rape.
 Class III and class IV sexual sadists may loosely be grouped under the sexual aggressors category. There indeed are more types of sexual aggressors.